AxenCor
FeSi Project, Angola
A milled ferrosilicon plant serving Angola's diamond mining industry.
Status: project under development — feasibility study completed; front-end engineering and ESIA phase in preparation.
- Sector
- metallurgy — ferroalloys
- Location
- Cambambe, Cuanza Norte province, Angola
- Product
- DMS-grade milled ferrosilicon (150D and 270D grades)
- Capacity
- 8,000 t/year of finished DMS FeSi (concept-stage estimate)
- AxenCor role
- strategy, techno-economic feasibility, financial structuring, preparation of the next phase
- Decision supported
- go / no-go and funding of the engineering phase
The market
Fact: diamond mines use dense medium separation (DMS) to concentrate heavy minerals. The process continuously consumes milled ferrosilicon, which forms the dense medium.
AxenCor analysis: for mine operators, local supply reduces lead times, logistics exposure and the inventory needed to cover imports. The project aims to meet that need from a plant located in Angola.
Infographic — concept study, indicative estimates
The project owner needed to establish whether a local plant was technically feasible, economically viable and ready for a financing discussion — and, if so, to prepare funding for the next stage.
The project
The planned facility covers raw material reception and storage, crushing, milling and classification, dust collection, finished product storage and packing, plus utilities and support buildings.
Production capacity: 8,000 t/year of finished DMS FeSi (concept-stage estimate), with a phased ramp-up.
Conceptual visualization — project under development
Conceptual site layout · Infographic — concept study, indicative estimates
The process
- 01Reception and storage of raw ferrosilicon
- 02Primary crushing (jaw crusher)
- 03Milling and classification to target particle size
- 04Dust collection and fines recycling
- 05Finished product storage, quality control and packing
Process flow diagram — concept study · Click to enlarge
Conceptual visualization — project under development
Conceptual visualization — project under development
Location and logistics
The selected site is in Cambambe, Cuanza Norte province, Angola. It is designed to receive raw ferrosilicon by truck and ship finished product to the country's diamond mining operations.
Infographic — concept study, indicative estimates
Project economics
Concept-stage estimates (indicative business model, infographic below):
Infographic — concept study, indicative estimates
Roadmap
Next step: a first funding tranche dedicated to front-end engineering design (FEED) and the environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA), ahead of the final investment decision.
Infographic — concept study, indicative estimates
AxenCor's role
- Opportunity qualification and market analysis
- Techno-economic feasibility study: process, capacity, equipment, plot plan, CAPEX / OPEX, risks
- Financial model, tranche-based financing plan and bank / investor materials (PT, EN)
- Preparation of the engineering and ESIA phase
AxenCor has not built, financed or operated the project: it is under development.